Project 365-Week 21

Friday May 21st
My sweet Parker says to me "Mom you sit and I'll make you a coffee". Do you like his choice of a glass?



Saturday May 22nd
Kaleigh had a Schooling Horse Show where she won 2 blue ribbons!


Sunday May 23rd
My boys went to a birthday party at the theatre and saw Shrek Three in 3-D. Here they are sportin' their cool 3-D glasses.


Monday May 24th
Today was an educational day for me...I learned how to clean the sheath of a horse.


Tuesday May 25th
Blake had finally saved up enough money to buy his ferret some shampoo and gave him a bath.


Wednesday May 26th
At 94 degrees we broke out the water slide for some wet and wild fun.


Thursday May 27th
Eric and I attended the wedding of Dan and Jen. Congratulations on your new life together!

Schooling Horse Show

Yesterday was Kaleigh's first show of the season. She woke up bright and early at 6:30 am and we headed out to the farm. She scrubbed Pride till he sparkled.





Then, we loaded him in the trailer and headed out. I was very nervous, as this was the the first time I had trailered a horse. Bonnie (the horse trainer) followed us to the show and said that I did very well. Pheeww! I must say I learned a lot. I learned the proper way to tie a hay bag. I learned that when trailering one horse, you always load and tie them on the left. I learned how to tie a quick release knot.


Kaleigh ready and waiting for her class to be called.


There were four kids in her Western Equitation and Pleasure classes.


Kaleigh won two first place ribbons, one in Western Equitation and one in Western Pleasure. She also placed fourth in the trail class.

It was a long and tiring day. We ended up leaving the show by 12:30pm but didn't get home till 3pm. It took almost two hours to unload everything and clean up, but it was a GREAT day!

Slammin' Saturday

This past Saturday 5/15 was so busy, I don't know where to begin. Hmmm...let's see. I'll start at 7am, the time I woke up. The first hour was ironing, making breakfast and lunch and sending my hubby out the door to work. I then turned my attention to getting the kids ready and out the door. By 8:30am we were on our way to help an elderly man we know get himself and his boxes of belongings to a community tag sale. After we had him set up and settled, we headed to the church for a day of fun. All three of my babies completed the requirements for the Gold Level in Olympian group. For anyone who is not familiar with Olympians, it is the name of the program we use for our youth group on Thursdays. The children have a quiet time they must keep up with, as well as a book report, memory verses, and Christian Service Assignments. Our treat for the children who made level was a day with 3 different bounce houses and slide.





Some of the leaders had the privilege of nailing some kids with water balloons via a sling shot. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more...the grownups.....


or the kids.



Tug of war was also a big hit. We played children.....



versus leaders...........

The kids did a scavenger hunt and completed the day with a goodie bag.


After our fun was over, we grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed back to re-pack our elderly friend and bring him back home. On the way we spotted a sign for 'Farm Day' and decided to stop by.

The kids enjoyed the animals and demonstrations. They especially liked the weapons demonstrations and spent about an hour shooting bows and other weapons.



How's that for a fun filled Saturday?

Project 365- Week 20

Friday May 14th
Blake decided he wanted to be like his Daddy, 'Cletus' and put a heart and Walmart tattoo on his arms. I was not happy about the fact that he wrote all over himself with permanent marker but like the saying goes....Monkey see, monkey do. And I thought it was adorable that he wanted to be like his Daddy.


Saturday May 15th
The kids enjoyed a treat of bouncy houses, a scavenger hunt, tug of war, and much more. This was their reward for completing gold level requirements at youth group.


Sunday May 16th
After church we all worked in the garden, clearing it out and expanding it.


Monday May 17th
Parker decided he wanted to earn some money this week by doing extra chores. He did a pretty good job washing the floor.



Tuesday May 18th
Kaleigh made an apple pie for the last night of Bright Lights.


Wednesday May 19th
We actually stayed home ALL day. It was fabulous!

Thursday May 20th
My Clematis is blooming!

Project 365- Week 19

Friday May 7th
The CFC men's team started their softball season.


Saturday May 8th
Took my mother, grandmother, aunt,daughter, neighbor and Mrs. Salley to the Ladies Banquet for an evening of good food and laughter.




Sunday May 9th
Happy Mother's Day! I was taken out for lunch, presented with these beautiful gifts and got to relax on the couch reading a good book! A super day!


Monday May 10th
After downloading my pictures I found that one of my children had taken a picture of the computer screen with Kaleigh's math work on it. I found it very appropriate because that is about all we did on this day.

Tueday May 11th
Our friends came over with their roller blades and tried to teach my kids how to roller blade.


Wednesday May 12th
Kaleigh and her 4-H group went to Tanglewood Farm for a horsejudging clinic. While we were there we HAD to see the baby horses.


Thursday May 13th
Do you really want to see MORE pictures of horses? I will have to try to get more creative but we really do spend ALOT of time at the farm.

Project 365- Week 18

Friday April 30th
Parker had his last Dr's appointment today with Dr. Lee. He has been given clearance to resume regular physical activity. YAY!

Saturday May 1st
Blake giving Daisy some love.


Sunday May 2nd
The kids and I went over to my grandmothers to visit for the afternoon. They had a mean game of 'Go Fish'.


Monday May 3rd
We started our softball season, and I am pitching and playing outfield. Did I mention that I have never pitched slowpitch softball...EVER!

Tuesday May 4th
This is what I came home to...the guys were working on something for the upcoming Ladies Banquet....you gotta love that mullet!

Wednesday May 5th
Where Kaleigh is most of time these days...on Pride.


Thursday May 6th
It was Backwards Night at youth group!

Project 365- Week 17

Friday April 23th
My husband's cousin from RI came over with her two girls and we had a wonderful time visiting and playing outside in the beautiful weather.


Saturday April 24th
The kids made cookie care packages at church for the college kids and military folks that are part of our church family.


Sunday April 25th
Blake saved up money and purchased his first pet!


The rest of this week was filled with horses and school...but no pics...I know I'm a loser!

Monday April 26th

Tuesday April 27th

Wednesday April 28th

Thursday April 29th

Computer Crash

As you can see I have not posted in a while. My computer crashed and it has been in the shop for about three weeks now. I have my daughter's laptop, but downloading the pictures from my camera is just not the same, and is much more time consuming, so I have not done it. I am hoping that once I get my pc back I will be more in the blogging mood. But until then, no more Project 365 :(